Study on Governance Structure of Government and Decision-Making Mechanism of Fiscal Policy

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380172
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Politics
• Research Institution: Meiji University
• Principal Investigator: TANAKA HIDEAKI 明治大学, その他の研究科, 教授 (40463963)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 内閣 / 与党 / 議会 / 連立政権 / 紛争処理 / 予算編成 / 連立政権合意

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to shed light on the relationship between political and budgetary institutions and fiscal performance by analyzing governance structure of government and decision-making of government, and in particular analyzed decision-making process among coalition governments. The key is relationship between cabinet and ruling parties. It varies from country to country, however, a few measures matter in terms of maintaining fiscal discipline, such as the role and authority of prime minister, coalition agreement which defines budgeting over the government term and and conflict management over budgeting including cabinet committee and government-party summit meeting

Free Research Field

政治経済学